Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-12
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POOR TEWFIK PASHA.
SKETCH or THE MOST UNDiGNl-
FLED OF LIVING POTENTATES.

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FLED OF LIVING POTENTATES.
An InsignlAcant Looking Prince-Child.
iah Attempts at Diplomacy-An On.
limited Capacity for Blowing Both
Hot and Oold.Sympathy With Arab.
OF all living potentates, certainly thu mos:
undignifed is His Highness Tewfk Pasha
knedive of Egypt. The son of common
Fellah slave occupying a mental position In
the khedival household, who had omentarily
captivated and subsequently disguised old
Isulail Pasha, Tewfk has little resemblance
to his half brothers, sons Of the legitimate
wives. who all Of them give one the impres-
sion Of being gentlemen to the very tips OF
their fingers.
The first time met him was in the spring
Of 1879 at dinner given by his father, the
Khedive Ismail. / had arrived rather early
and was standing in the reception hall at the
top of the stairs talking with Ismail. when
the grand master of the ceremonies suddenly
announced "Le Prince Heritier." Immediately
afterward an Insignificant looking young man
with kind of hunted look about his eyes
shuffled up to his father, humbly kissed the
hem Of his coat, and then with his hands
crossed on his breast retired to distant cor
ner of the room, followed by the contemptu-
Gus glance of the old knedive, who, without
returning a single word Of greeting to his
son, went on talking with me- Nobody at
that time could forsee that Ismairs deposition
was so near, and consequently was one Of
the very few who considered it worth their
while to show any courtesy to the young
prince. During the following weeks 1 saw a
good deal of him both officially and socially,
and used to DO considerably amused to re-
mark how at balls and receptions he would
wander through the rooms talking with the
Europeans in the most contemptuous way
about the natives, and with the latter in an
equally disagreeable manner about the
former, utterly oblivious to the fact that
natives and Europeans subsequently COM
pared notes on the subject. Gifted with the
innate Oriental taste for intrigue, most of
rewfik's attempts at diplomacy have been
marked by similar chldishness. One cannot
however, blame him for the timid, hunted
look about his eyes, for his life, especially
during the last few months preceding his
fathe!s deposition, was in great danger.
When I next saw Tewfik it was in the
autumn Of 1888 His father was I'm exile, his
brothers banished, and the battle Of Tel-el-
Kebr had been fought With reference to
the latter, my personal acquaintance with
Arab and much discussion on the subject
with both natives and Europeans convince me
that the Arab movement was distinctly pro-
NOTED and connived at in earlier stages by
Tewfik, and that he only withdrew therefrom
when he saw the hopeiessness of the cause.
The true object Of Arabi's insurrection ap-
pears to have been entirely lost sight Of. 1t
was distinct movement Of Mohammedans
against Christians, whom Arab promised to
drive out Of the country. It must be borne
in mind that as usury Is forbidden by the
Koran all the moneylendsrs and bloodsuckers
in Egypt are either Christians or Jews; and
that owing to their inability opay the heavy
taxes the starving peasantry have been
obliged to mortgage all their land. Hence
war against the Christians, which by driving
them out of the country would thereby lqui
date all debts and mortgages, was exceed
ingly popular with the natives, and thoroughly
in accord with the innermost feelings of the
bigoted khedive.
His sympathy with Arab Is proved by the
fact that all of bis closer confidants and ad
herents, and all the relatives of his wife,
openly joined In the movement up to the
arrival Of British troops in Egypt. Arab, a
mere Fellah, was but the fgurehead, and
taking into consideration the incredibly SER
vile nature of the race, would never have
dared to go so far had he not been assured of
The effendina's secret sympathy notwith-
standing his official disapproval Without
o. kL.k ali h. 1h> -
which Lord Randolph Churchill
made against Tewfk are exact In every detail
lhe has hitherto declined to withdraw them,
they are not entirely groundless.
1t is this official loyalty coupled with private
treachery, this insane desire to be all things
TO ell men, which causes Tewfik to be abso-
utely without single devoted friend, either
native or European.
Poor Tewfikl always think that his father
was right when he remarked to me about his
JON that 'he had neither heart nor head"
Not content with having an official agent in
England when the Liberals were In power,
ne was continually sending over secret ennis
saries, generally blunt tools, to intrigue with
ho Conservatives, and Of course as soon as
Lord Salisbury assumed the reins OF govern
nent, he attempted the same little game with
he Liberals Needless to add, the English
minister plenipotentiary in Egypt was fully
aware of all this, and nothing was more
than to watch Tewfik eagerly and
swearing by the beard and other
portions Of the prophets sacred person that he |
lad never sent anybody to England, and
hen to watch the queer, sceptical smile of |
Sir Evelyn Barring, who had the proofs to the |
contrary in his pocket, Tewfik thereupon |
With the object Of changing this disagreeable |
;opic Of conversation, and Of turning it into |
,hannels which be thought would be more |
agreeable to the English diplomat, would |
aunch out into the most bitter abuse of the
French and of their representative Half an
hour later would find the khedive complain
ng to the French plenipotentiary Of Sir
Evelyn Baring's rudeness and Of the ipto,er-
'ble conduct of the English in Egypt. Dur
ne the course Of the day he would seek to
ngratiate himself with the German minister
" attacking the French colony, and with the
Russian representative by abusing the latter's
German colleague; leaving TEN all subse-
luently TO compare notes. Then in the even
ng when the audiences were at an end, he
would gather around him his native cronies
md begin to curse all around and in the most
manner 'those unclean dogs Of
christians, whose mothers graves may the
'igs defilel'-Egypt Cor New York Tribune.
4 Safe Blowers Methods.
One of the cleverest safe blowers In the
ountry is in the employ Of a safe manufact-
Irer in this town. He hes served time after
ine in the penitentiary. The ease with which
urglars get away with safes shows con-
lusively that some man situated like this ex-